Thomas Harris Sharp

Thomas Harris Sharp

Full Name: Thomas Harris Sharp
Date of birth: December 30, 1921
Date of death: December 4, 2018

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 7 Jan 14, 1947 - Dec 3, 1948 50th (1)   Democrat Beckville / Panola   Panola

(1) Osceola A. Cassity, Jr., in special election 1/8/1949, sworn 1/11/1949, succeeded Thomas H. Sharp, resigned 12/3/1948. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service top

House District 7
Jan 14, 1947 - Dec 3, 1948
Legislatures: 50th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beckville / Panola
Counties in district: Panola

(1) Osceola A. Cassity, Jr., in special election 1/8/1949, sworn 1/11/1949, succeeded Thomas H. Sharp, resigned 12/3/1948. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Selected newspaper articles

Military Service Notes

  • United States Army Air Forces, Captain, World War II. Military grave marker, Thomas H. Sharp, birth date 12/30/1921, death date 12/4/2018, burial in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas. Find a Grave.

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Committee Information top

50th R.S. - 1947
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Vice Chair) 
Federal Relations  
Highways and Roads  

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